Hey r/Coronavirus. I help look after critically ill COVID patients. I'm here to take questions on the state of play in the UK, the role of critical care, or anything in general related to the outbreak.

(I've chosen to remain anonymous on this occasion. Our NHS employers see employees as representatives of the hospital 'brand': in this instance I want to answer questions freely and without association.)

I look forward to your questions!

17:45 GMT EDIT: Thank you for the questions. I need to go and cook, but I will be back in a couple of hours to answer a few more.

20:30 GMT EDIT: I think I will call this a day - it was really good talking and hearing opinions on the outbreak. Thank you for all the good wishes, they will be passed on. I genuinely hope that my opinions are wrong, and we will see our cases start to tail off- but the evidence we are seeing is to the contrary. Stay safe!